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Scott Mike Podcast
by Scott Roney
Documentary Club – If you enjoy learning about people, life and the world around us, join us for our discussion and analysis of documentaries that dive into the minds of unique people, question human nature, reveal scientific discoveries and conundrums and generally challenge us to think about people, history and nature.
Episodes
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Episode 56 - Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Scott and Mike review the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi. The conversation revolves around sushi (of course), parenting, the value or honor in work, and as always - the meaning of life.
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Episode 55 - Assassins
International espionage? Murder? Entertainment? Scott and Mike explore the 2020 Ryan White documentary Assassins and how well it entertains and educates us in telling the story of the 2017 murder of Kim Jong-nam, the older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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Episode 54 - Faces Places
Scott and Mike finally agree with each other, but disagree completely with Time Magazine, the New York Times, etc. on this documentary. Is the problem with the mass media reviewers or with Scott and Mike? Watch Faces Places (or don't!) then listen to what they have to say about the question: is...
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Episode 53 - My Octopus Teacher
Mike and Scott share diverse views on My Octopus Teacher, a 2020 Netflix Original documentary film directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, which documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild common octopus in a South African kelp forest, learning as the...
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Episode 52 - Minding the Gap
Watch Minding the Gap on Hulu. Then Scott and Mike discuss: the cyclical nature of child abuse, the similarities between literature and documentaries, and finally the meaning of life.
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Episode 51 - //the social dilemma
//the social dilemma from director Jeff Orlowski had over 38 million views in the first month after release, the second ever for a documentary, and was nominated for 7 Emmy Awards in 2021. Why did this film generate such an immediate reaction and great accolades? Find out if it was warranted and…
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Episode 50 - Three Identical Strangers
Scott & Mike discuss the documentary Three Identical Strangers. Discussion topics include: medical ethics plus the nurture vs nature debate.
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Episode 49 - Free Solo
Scott and Mike review and discuss the 2018 National Geographic documentary Free Solo, the story of Alex Honnold and his drive to perform a free solo climb of El Capitan, a famous 3000’ granite wall in Yosemite National Park in California.
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Episode 48 - Introduction to our Documentary Club
We've tried deep dives into topics (format 1), the news and reviews in 24 minutes (format 2), and now we are going to our third format: a documentary discussion club. The first documentary we will discuss is Free Solo and will be recorded on September 23.
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Episode 47 - August 26, 2021
D-K: Trump lawyers, Sydney Powell and Lin Wood News: COVID: Latest data, identifying what variant you may have (or not), Pfizer / Bio N Tech vaccine approval, and Delta airlines surcharge to unvaccinated employees; Trump booed on COVID shot; Afghanistan evacuation; and Supreme Court decision on...
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Episode 46 - Aug 19, 2021
D-K: Afghanistan “intelligence” News: COVID: Latest trends, booster vaccinations, and vaccination mandates and incentives; Fed direction impacts markets; return of cryptocurrency theft proceeds; Biden using civil rights laws to push for vaccinations in schools; Colorado River water shortage…
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Episode 45 - August 12, 2021
D-K: California legislators proposing vaccination site anti-harassment bill. News: COVID: The latest stats and data, new studies on vaccine effectiveness, vaccination mandates from employers, US/UK recent trends comparison and Florida law struck down; continued strength of the US economy;...
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Episode 44 - Aug 5, 2021
D-K: Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC News: COVID: The latest stats, new vaccination and masking requirements, Asia and resurgence in Wuhan, who does or doesn’t get vaccinated and what’s happening in the UK; Eviction moratorium status; Mario Cuomo on the way out?; Infrastructure bill; and...
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Episode 43 - July 29, 2021
D-K: Media reporting on Simon Biles News: COVID: latest stats, revised CDC masking guidance, vaccination mandates for employees, possible need for vaccine boosters, a pill for COVID treatment and the NFL gets aggressive to save the 2021 season; GDP growth and tech sector earnings in markets and...
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Episode 42 - July 22, 2021
D-K: Rudy Giuliani and his involvement as Trump's legal counsel. News: Concern about increasing COVID-19 numbers Vaccination data and mandates New masking requirements Unemployment filings China economic growth Aspiring big spenders in Washington Immigration developments Another successful...
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Episode 41 - July 14, 2021
D-K: Scott and Mike as podcasters. New: COVID update, vaccination challenges, inflation and growing economies, Texas legislative showdown, Branson in space, gun rights going to Supreme Court again? and a little sports. Entertainment: A Quiet Place 2
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Episode 40 - July 10, 2021
D-K: Rich guys' space race. News: COVID update, vaccination facts, June jobs report, Biden’s battle with big business, FTC direction on licensing and hearing aids and European auto companies pay $1bn over diesel emissions collusion. Entertainment: Downton Abbey
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Episode 39 - July 1, 2021
D-K: U.S. Department of Justice and decision to file a legal challenge to Georgia’s recent voting law based on the Federal Voting Rights Act, on the cusp of the Supreme Court’s decision on an Arizona voting law. News: COVID: Global under-reporting, COVID incidence in Africa surges, and the latest...
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Episode 38 - June 24, 2021
D-K: Biden voters may be surprised at his latest guidance on use of COVID relief funds and Indiana University thumbs it’s nose at Indiana law on vaccination requirements. News: COVID: Brazil exceeds 500,000 deaths, CDC urging people to follow-through with second dose of vaccine and international...
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Episode 37 - Jun 17, 2021
D-K: Florida and Georgia policy makers who want to tell businesses how to operate. News: COVID -- Employers requiring vaccines, latest data, new treatments and vaccines and a “tale of two societies,” as vaccination rates diverge; Latest jobs report, ransomware and Federal Reserve meeting;...
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Episode 36 - June 3, 2021
D-K: City of Evanston taking the lead in the nation on a local reparation program for historical discrimination against black persons. News: Memorial Day brings a return to travel and gatherings; How likely are break-through infections for those fully vaccinated?; Does HIPAA prevent businesses...
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Episode 35 - May 27, 2021
D-K: Facebook decision to bar posts asserting coronavirus was man-made and retraction of that decision in light of revelations on infections in the Wuhan province in a mine 9 years ago and in November 2019 at the Chinese state lab. News: Latest COVID information, NY public schools exclusively...
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Episode 34 - May 20, 2021
D-K: USPS iCOP surveillance using facial recognition technology. News: COVID update, EU travel restrictions eased, virus-sniffing dogs; volatility in the stock and cryptocurrency markets; Biden reveals his income and calls on Israel and Hamas to end rocket attacks; the feds opening the door to…
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Episode 33 - May 13, 2021
D-K: Attorneys General from 44 states call for FB to cancel plans for an IG for kids. News: Markets and economy dominating this week, including the April labor report and inflationary concerns; Elon Musk disrupts cryptocurrency markets; violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip; German Catholics spit...
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Episode 32 - May 6, 2021
Dunning-Kruger... Governor Caitlyn Jenner? News: COVID vaccine progress, Summer Olympics, Peleton treadmill recall, SpaceX success and genetically engineered mosquitos. Regina King’s One Night in Miami is the subject of our movie review. And an intriguing interview with Scott’s friend Tim.
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Episode 31 - Apr 29, 2021
This week, Tucker Carlson is our D-K example. In the news, the global battle aginst COVID-19 continues to rage, the cornavirus reaches Mt. Everest, Biden’s spending spree, will we be able to eat meat and reduce Greenhouse gases, Tesla reports record results and free speech in front of the Supreme...
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Episode 30 - Apr 22, 2021
Is crime rampant, COVID reports from the US and internationally, the latest cryptocurrency rage, more on Mars exploration and movie reviews in anticipation of this week’s Oscars.
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Episode 29 - Apr 15, 2021
This week Scott and Mike give the latest COVID report, discuss international issues, review corporate happenings and report on significant legal developments. In entertainment, Scott reviews the movie, The Father, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman, and Mike discusses Hulu series PEN15.
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Episode 28 - April 8, 2021
In the news this week: COVID, FDA and CDC failures, more positive economic signs, Minneapolis police officer murder trial, Georgia voting law protests and immigration. In entertainment, we review We Work: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 billion Unicorn and The Morning Show.
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Episode 27 - Apr 1, 2021
This week's news and entertainment from the latest COVID information, Biden's newest announcements, US Postal Service overhaul, to opening of the baseball season and reviews of the movie Cherry and the series The Flight Attendant.
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Episode 26 - Mar 25, 2021
COVID, Afghanistan, Immigration, Gun Control, Reparations, Markets, Crime and the Duke of Sussex in news this week. Reviews of the movie Soul and the series WandaVision.
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Episode 25 - Mar 20, 2021
Scott and Mike discuss this week's key news, including COVID developments, Amazon getting into healthcare, conclusions about foreign interference in the 2020 election, markets and economy and the Grammys, as well as offering movie and series reviews. Also, hear our first guest interview in this...
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Episode 24 - Mar 11, 2021
This week - Meghan making things hairy at "Buckingpig" palace, vaccine bashing Russians, plus-sized pooches, Biden and the Dems stimulating Americans, economic euphoria, the worst movie ever (maybe) and The Queen's Gambit.
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Episode 23 - Mar 5, 2021
Scott and Mike bring you the latest news about COVID, Google, the U.S. Bombing of Syria and Dr. Seuss, as well as information on the Golden Globes and movies and television series.
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Episode 22 - Feb 25, 2021
Scott and Mike talk about the winter blast that gripped the U.S. last week, the problems caused by the Texas deep freeze, COVID, Mars exploration and more.
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Episode 21 - Caffeine
Caffeine is likely the most used psychoactive drug in the world, though generally people don't identify it as a drug. While caffeine is relatively safe, it does cause biological responses in your body, particularly your mind. Genetic differences make us more or less susceptible to those…
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Episode 20 - GameStop and Market Bubbles: Should You Care?
Scott and Mike review recent erratic trading in GameStop and discuss bubbles in the context of what a smart investor should know and do.
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Episode 19 - Evolutionary Psychology and the Savanna Principle
Are women responsible for men's mid-life crises? Why do men find large boobs titillating? Scott and Mike explore a hypothesis referred to as the Savanna Principle which asserts that life on the Savanna millions of years ago continues to significantly impact how our brains work today and some…
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Episode 18 - COVID Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories are not new, but they seem to be having an exceptional impact on thinking about current events, including the coronavirus and COVID. Scott and Mike will touch on a few of those and discuss the probabilities of legitimacy.
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Episode 17 - Power of the President
Scott and Mike look at the formal and informal powers of the U.S. president.
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Episode 16 - Health & Fitness In a New Year
Once again as a new year launches, we are being bombarded with claims about amazing and easy solutions to improve health and fitness. However, the data tells us to be highly skeptical of such claims. Improving health and fitness is not complicated. Good habits, planning to outmaneuver obstacles…
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Episode 15 - The Great Vaccine Debate
Scott and Mike talk about the COVID vaccines, the approval processes, potential risks, social responsibility and more.
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Episode 14 - Constitutional Interpretation
The U.S. Constitution has endured over 230 years, guiding our nation through historic and accelerating cultural, societal and technological change. How? And will it continue to withstand the test of time? In this episode we talk about how the Constitution should be interpreted to sustain its...
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Episode 13 - COVID - Year of the Trolley Problem
Scott and Mike take you back to Philosophy 101 and ethical decision-making in the context of 2020, COVID and more. Put on your "thinking-cap," as my grandmother used to say.
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Episode 12 - Life Coaching
Scott and Mike talk about the rapidly growing life coaching industry and provide a little life coaching of their own.
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Episode 11 - Artificial Intelligence and Fake News
On today's episode Scott and Mike talk about artificial intelligence and fake news and connection between them.
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Episode 10 - Marijuana
Scott and Mike dig into the facts around legalization of marijuana in the U.S.
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Episode 9 - COVID Revisited Revisited
Scott and Mike muse about recent events in their lives and the latest information on COVID.
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Episode 8 - Labels in American Politics
We explore the various labels used in American political discourse, what they do and don't mean and the impact they have on our ability to make good policy choices.
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Episode 7 - U.S. Aristocracy?
Are the rich getting richer in America? Are we becoming a country of "haves" and "have-nots?" Is there a developing aristocracy in the United States, and, if so, should we care?
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Documentary Club – If you enjoy learning about people, life and the world around us, join us for our discussion and analysis of documentaries that dive into the minds of unique people, question human nature, reveal scientific discoveries and conundrums and generally challenge us to think about people, history and nature.
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